Example sentences of "[vb past] it [be] [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the story she recalled it was slides of the life of Christ which had stilled the crowd . |
| 2 | This led many later Greek thinkers to regard musical theory as a branch of mathematics ( together with geometry , arithmetic , and astronomy it constituted what eventually came to be called the quadrivium ) , although this view was not universally accepted , the most influential of those who rejected it being Aristoxenus of Tarentum ( fourth century BC ) . |
| 3 | With its existence thus assumed it is knowledge of the external world which has to be explained . |
| 4 | He claimed it was part of a plot to split his country so the West could control its oil supplies . |
| 5 | I guessed it was part of your plot to steer me right away from Rob — in case I corrupt him . ’ |
| 6 | Later , I saw it was part of his fear : if I had the means to escape , perhaps I would use it ? |
| 7 | My mother and father both encouraged me in my playing , but I was n't encouraged to get into the business because they knew it was kind of tough . |
| 8 | Well , I thought it was kind of nice , it did n't ruin my life . ’ |
| 9 | He thought it was part of the nightmare at first , though up to then there 'd been nothing much to scream about . |
| 10 | It had strange obtuse teeth , he thought it was part of an old church clock . |
| 11 | If Gilbert thought it was part of her duty to track down Amy or help her in any way , then she would do so . |
| 12 | Someone was shaking her violently , shouting at her , and at first she thought it was part of her nightmare . |
| 13 | She thought it was Swimmer of Lakes for a moment , but her horse had already returned to open land and was quietly grazing to the east . |
| 14 | I thought it was sort of a er you know , by the |
| 15 | Then he saw the broken string of a relic-bag and realised it was Mael-Isu of Deer . |
| 16 | Mom said I should n't miss the dawn at sea , she said it 's kind of beautiful . ’ |
| 17 | He said it 's part of the film . ’ |
| 18 | all the children went there , I said it was kind of insulting was n't it ? |
| 19 | He said it was part of the price he had to pay . ’ |
| 20 | He gave her the money then , and said it was part of his retainer for the season . ’ |
| 21 | At the Department of Health they said it was Department of Social Security matter . |
| 22 | ‘ Mother Francis said it was sort of serious , my own place , my inheritance she calls it . |
| 23 | During the meeting Trocchi criticized It 's coverage of the affair . |